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OK so ever since i started back into the depths of 40k, I said to myself never to use space marines. They just dominate the scene, and theres plenty of good choices out here. But I 'inherited' 2 vindicators this week that i cant really fit into my Chaos and grabbed a friends SM dex.

So this is fluff list - Techmarine Landing Zone Deployment Army!


The Brothers Grime.

Master of the Forge
Conversion Beamer
Thunder hammer
Digital Weapons

5 Servitors - 2 MMeltas.


Master Of the Forge (Not sure if you can have 2 but not seen anything to say otherwise. But not too much of a hassle if i have to drop this 1)
Melta-gun combi
Digtail Weapons
Power Weapon

5 Servitors - 2 Plasma Cannons


2 x Iron Clad Dreads
Hvy flamer
2 HKs
Assualt Launchers

2x Drop Pod

Techmarine
Servo Harness
Combi Melta

5 Servitors - 2 Plasma Cannon

2x 5 Scouts
Snipers
Tele Homer
Camos

5 scouts
Camo
Tele homer
Melta
Power sword
Hvy bolter

Thunder Cannon

4 Servitors - 2 hvy bolter

2 x vindicators

HK
Siege Shield
Extra Armour

I actually think it's got quite a bite. But servitors are not great

I also need a chapter :( i don't want to use the the usuals


Let us know your thoughts

If you do that, include the special scout sarge, and i would personally have more dreads and scouts. 2+ cover saves anybody?

Well I think you can have more than one Master of the Forge so you're clear in that, if it was me I'd limit the plasma cannons in each Servitor group to one, and also drop the extra armour on the vindicators and put Sergeant Chronus on one of them to give them his Ballistic skill of 5 and his tank ignores any crew shaken or stunned.

I dont know about putting Chronus in Vindicator, besides the fact of ignore stun and shaken he would be pointless and in kill points, he will essesiantly (spelling fail) make whatever vindicator he is in a much bigger target.

Underachiever wrote:I also need a chapter :( i don't want to use the the usuals Let us know your thoughts

Think of your favourite colours and just paint them on a test model. When you're happy with the result think of the planet they come from. Is it snowy, muddy, a lava planet perhaps?
When you have done that think of a few names that would suit them and pick your fave

Hope this helps

Yeah i think i'll try come up with something - maybe a bright orange

As for more dreads and scouts, i'd love too but i need the techmarines to bulk out the serivtors or it would be dread list not a techmarines list. Same goes for the 2 HQs sadly i would take the special scout sarge but not got a slot. That was my plan if i had to drop a master of the forge. I really want 2 so i can repair the vindicators and make them pretty unkillable.

The plasma cannons choices was to do with the bad BS of servitors. Having to deal with Eldar before i know cirtcally bs 3 is too much of a gamble on single fire weapons, but took 2 MMeltas as well i needed the threat rather than the hits for LRs coming at me.

Underachiever wrote:
As for more dreads and scouts, i'd love too but i need the techmarines to bulk out the serivtors or it would be dread list not a techmarines list. Same goes for the 2 HQs sadly i would take the special scout sarge but not got a slot. That was my plan if i had to drop a master of the forge. I really want 2 so i can repair the vindicators and make them pretty unkillable.

The scout sarge (whats his name?) is a upgrade for a scout squad and therefore not a HQ choice. Y not paint them like Adeptus Mechanicus? All techmarines and the like go to Mars to learn their stuff, even better is if you could find some spare Cog symbols from forgeworld or somewhere to put on Vinds and Dreads.

I'll give you a name. How about the Steel Lords.

Commissar Typhus wrote:

The scout sarge (whats his name?) is a upgrade for a scout squad and therefore not a HQ choice. Y not paint them like Adeptus Mechanicus? All techmarines and the like go to Mars to learn their stuff, even better is if you could find some spare Cog symbols from forgeworld or somewhere to put on Vinds and Dreads.

Yeah i like the Mechanicus angle. Hmm what to do with the scouts tho... Its quite fitting with Ironclads they look a lot more Mechy. Good catch on the sarge special too - didnt know that (i need to pay attention!) Now to find 50pts

Asherian Command wrote:I'll give you a name. How about the Steel Lords.

Yeah i actually looked at them, But i really hate painting black. so had to toss it. I'm toying with the Imperial Talons right now still not off the fence yet - they are a Raven Guard 3rd ish? founding Chapter, just about nothing on them, Their colours are red and yellow. But i was playing with making that deep orange base with a darker trim.